
About this episode
Bitcoin's origin story is the greatest unsolved mystery in financial history and the team behind Finding Satoshi spent years doing what dozens of others couldn't: actually closing in on an answer.
In this episode of Gen C, Sam sits down with documentary director Tucker Tooley, investigative journalist Bill Cohen, and private investigator Tyler Maroney to break down a multi-year investigation rooted in real methodology — cryptographers whispering names, blockchain data analysis, and years of trust-building with the cypherpunk community.
Links mentioned from the podcast:
Finding Satoshi Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVxAwomug08
Finding Satoshi Website: http://findingsatoshi.com
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Timestamps:
00:00 Who is Satoshi?
01:02 Meet The Filmmakers
02:30 Origin During Covid
03:26 Author, Bill Cohan and Private Investigator, Tyler Maroney Joins Quest
06:30 Bitcoin Roots And Cypherpunks
11:36 Explaining Bitcoin Simply
14:09 Narrowing The Suspects
15:42 Cryptographer Sources And Data
20:20 Why Some Refuse To Talk
23:34 NYT Article: Is Adam Back Satoshi?
27:12 Final Takeaways
- Links mentioned from the podcast:
Ryan's Twitter
Cronos Website
- Follow us on Twitter:
Sam Ewen, CoinDesk
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Check out CoinDesk’s latest research report on privacy in the age of scale, commissioned by GenZcash: https://www.coindesk.com/research/encryption-supremacy-zcash-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-scale.
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"Gen C" features host Sam Ewen. Executive produced by Uyen Truong.
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